Notified Area Council · Bargarh district
Padmapur
Padmapur is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Bargarh district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 17,625 people in 3,830 households, up 14.1% from 15,442 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 17,625
- Literacy
- 83.3%
- Area
- 20.8 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 11
- Sub-district
- Padmapur
- LGD body code
- 250446
People and work in Padmapur
- Population
- 17,625
- 8,988 male · 8,637 female
- Households
- 3,830
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.3%
- men 89.7% · women 76.7%below urban Bargarh (85.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 961
- about the same as urban Bargarh (961)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 822
- People per km²
- 847
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,596 (14.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,929 (10.9%)
What the 5,646 workers did
- Cultivators291 (5.2%)
- Agricultural labourers247 (4.4%)
- Household industry326 (5.8%)
- Other work4,186 (74.1%)
- Marginal workers596 (10.6%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1971
Census counts for each decade in which Padmapur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 20.8 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Rajborasambar
- Annual rainfall
- 1,321.3 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 40°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 408 km by road
- District headquarters
- Bargarh, 80 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bargarh, 80 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 143 km
- Roads
- 18.03 km pucca, 15 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,000
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 12 (8 government, 4 private)
- Middle schools
- 6 (2 government, 4 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (2 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 9
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 30 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Nursing homes
- 2
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 23
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 2
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 1
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Paddy, Groundnut, Black Gram
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since.
Other towns in Bargarh
See also: Padmapur sub-district · People of Bargarh district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Padmapur as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.